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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Sakasai Ferry Crossing (Sakasai no watashi)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Uoya Eikichi (Japanese, 19th century), publisher

Title

Sakasai Ferry Crossing (Sakasai no watashi)
Meisho Edo hyakkei
One hundred views of famous places in Edo

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1857.2

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

color, ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 34 x 22.9 cm (13 3/8 x 9 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription UR

Signature: Signed at left | Hiroshige ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Uoei; censor's seal | aratame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.403

Type

  • Prints

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Uoya Eikichi (Japanese, 19th century), publisher
Sakasai Ferry Crossing (Sakasai no watashi); Meisho Edo hyakkei; One hundred views of famous places in Edo, 1857.2
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 34 x 22.9 cm (13 3/8 x 9 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.403

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